Piece of ‘Wesley’s Tree’, West Sussex

Piece of ‘Wesley’s Tree’, West Sussex
Piece of ‘Wesley’s Tree’, West Sussex
2006/10524

1800-1850 / Other / Paper / Wesleyana / Wood / Woodwork
Wood, paper, ink
1800s/early 1900s

The label on this piece of wood explains it was taken from 'Wesley's Tree, Winchelsea, Sussex'. John Wesley preached his last outdoor sermon beneath this tree on October 7th, 1790.

For other wood samples of this tree, and objects made from this and other trees associated with Wesley, see the Online Collection, for instance 1998/7115.